The Armour Archive

Karen Larsdatter

The article does suggest a good possible alternative, if she's interested in an early medieval English (Anglo Saxon) persona: Coincidentally, MÃ¦gwyn is probably an Old English name: Several other feminine compounds in MÃ¦g- are attested ( MÃ¦gburh, MÃ¦suith ), and -wyn or -wynn is a common feminine...

Karen Larsdatter

For card-woven belts in your price range, talk to White Wolf and the Phoenix. There's also The Beggars Workshop, Aislings Welt, and Der Diamantweber.

Another place to consider (if you're willing to invest more in the woven part of the belt) is Soper Lane; view their commissions gallery.

Karen Larsdatter

One of the ladies who frequents these pages has a website with a lot of information on aquamaniles... I can't remember who it was - Tasha maybe? Or Karen maybe. m FWIW -- I use a bronze ewer as an aquamanile, with a coordinating bowl as a basin. (However, I rarely actually bring the set to events a...

Karen Larsdatter

Problem Names Project: Concerning the Name Megan We have not found the feminine name Megan , in that spelling, used before 1600. The spelling Megen first appears in 16th century records. It is a Welsh name, probably a pet form of Margaret derived from the much older English pet form Megge plus the ...

Karen Larsdatter

I went to the College Park IKEA on Labor Day to see their linen. It's sturdy and heavy, but they had only two colors in stock, out of the five colors they mention on their website ... If either of those colors was white, you can always buy dyes for the color you're looking for . (There are also pro...

Karen Larsdatter

The best coarse heavyweight linen I've found was at G Street Fabrics -- do you live near one of those? I haven't seen it on my most recent trips there, though. (I also got most of the coat-weight wools in my stash from there and from Fabric.com .) You can also find some wool melton at B. Black and S...

Karen Larsdatter

Cat wrote:... ideas for other types of playsets you would like to see.

How about adding some Viking toy horses and toy boats? Like these, perhaps ...
http://www.civilization.ca/media/docs/images/vik14b.jpg (that's a toy boat at top, toy horse at bottom)
http://www.ncte.ie/viking/dubarch.htm
http://aelflaed.homemail.com.au/doco/vi ... chest.html
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbi ... horse.html

Some other ideas for toys & playthings at http://geocities.com/karen_larsdatter/toys.htm and http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/i ... t&catid=22

Karen Larsdatter

A more direct URL for Felix's St. Denis illustration:
http://www.wga.hu/html/zgothic/miniatur ... _1250.html

Karen Larsdatter

I'm going to be lazy with my annotations on this posting; if you can't figure out the source of an illo here that you're interested in, lemme know. m m m m Illustrations from various editions of the Tacuinum Sanitatis; BNF Nouvelle acquisition latine 1673 features men with bucklers in illustrations ...

Karen Larsdatter

I was wondering about hunting horns ... See m -- also, join the Historic Bone Antler Horn mailing list . There are a few hunting-themed museums. The one that comes readily to mind is the Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum in Munich (that this was the first museum I thought of is ironic, since I'm ...

Karen Larsdatter

If you go out in the woods today,
You'd better not go alone.
It's lovely out in the woods today,
But safer to stay at home.

Beneath the trees, where nobody sees,
They'll hack and slash as long as they please,
Today is the day the mafia has their emprise.

Karen Larsdatter

Danged if it ain't tempting to buy up some golden silk for a new frock for this shindig ... sigh.

Of course, knowing my luck ... I do that, and I either gain or lose too much weight to actually wear the danged thing.

Sigh.

Karen Larsdatter

Check out this recent thread: What is the SCA's feelings on collars? As to which one is "best," it depends on what you want the jewelry to mean . There are several places selling different varieties of chains or collars -- including Drachenstein Treasures , Billy & Charlie , and Millingham Pewter Re...

Karen Larsdatter

Hi - Look in the Maciejowski Bible -- bits of which are online at m and m -- at the sorts of belts that appear in there. Not really helpful, though, since you can't see the buckle or strap-ends. ( Dress Accessories is not very expensive these days -- Amazon sells it for $42 , though you may have an ...

Karen Larsdatter

I'm very excited to work on Richard's jupon now. If I remember correctly the things I've learned re: period embroidery - I'll be able to work up/embellish each charge (by hand - mwhahaha) and then applique (by hand - mwhahaha) to the jupon. The extra added bonus on this - is I can remove the appliq...

Karen Larsdatter

FWIW, here's some additional websites discussing these styles and related styles of 16th century women's headwear: m m m m Among other things, Drea writes: The "Muffin Cap" of renaissance faire fame is actually a caul or coif ... The only difference is the band; instead of being a simple band, it is...

Karen Larsdatter

I didn't follow Bart's thread closely enough to figure out what was not period in his technique, but I'm going to assume the finished result is darn close to the best effect anyway.... IIRC, he's using the gutta-resist methods for silk-painting -- which are really pretty, and create graphically str...

Karen Larsdatter

I'm finding Flickr to be a nice way to post photos -- I like the options it has for tagging, grouping, and pooling photos, and also adding notes. It's also very easy to post photos online there.

Here's my photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrykaren/

Karen Larsdatter

I don't think I ever said that applique wasn't 14th century only that it is not as rich in appearance as embroidery. It's a posh banner, but it would be more posh in gold worked embroidery . It also benefits from being a complex quartered blazon which in itself provides variety and interest. Either...

Karen Larsdatter

James B. wrote:Rules of the list

We have been worring about the look so much no one has really talked about the combat format.

Well, this is the "kit requirements" thread ...

Karen Larsdatter

Charlotte J wrote:What else?

Banners? liveried servants? minstrels & jongleurs?

Also -- has there been a prize (or prizes) designed/created/announced for this tournament yet? That might be good to post on the tournament website ...

Karen Larsdatter

Going back to an old-ish post ... I don't discount applique (or sized gold leaf, or bezant work etc..) but I've rarely seen it approach the richness ( based upon documented cost of coat armours) that I expect. Also, because it is easier/faster it seems overused realative to full out embroidery. I'd ...

Karen Larsdatter

I think Galleron is your man, Karen, as he's been doing some pretty steady research into textual accounts of various foot combats (not to be confused with the mounted tournaments). Well, for the pre-Pennsic article, what I think would be good would be something covering the basics: - When and where...

Karen Larsdatter

A description of the tournament (its basis and expectations) might be a really good article for Tournaments Illuminated, if you can get it written up in time for the Spring 2007 issue.

It'll have to get written up pretty soon so it can get published in that issue.

Karen Larsdatter

Karen when would you need something for the Oak? I am updating my Jack documentation. Here's how to get in touch with the Oak editor -- she plans to put out the next issue in about a month or so, but now that The Oak doesn't need to put all of its efforts into fundraising before it can put out an i...

Karen Larsdatter

Karen all I can say is HOLY CRAP! Just a quick scan of what you posted already answers so many questions for me. I may go much further with my project than I had planned now! Hee. That would be awesome. So, what are the chances that you could write this "further project" into an article for The Oak...

Karen Larsdatter

DemonBunnyMan wrote:Feast gear?

http://geocities.com/karen_larsdatter/feastgear.htm

DemonBunnyMan wrote:Clothes?

http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/i ... &catid=285

Those links should be about enough to get you started on thinking about what you want to look for.

Karen Larsdatter

Karen Larsdatter

"Mediaeval Cloth: Cloth types in the late 15th century" (pp. 3-9) and "Ells, Aunes, & Braccia: Notes on medieval cloth measures (p. 10) of Dragon #10 A whole lot of references to wool, silk, and damask in the Paston letters (you could start with Garments in the Paston Letters to figure out which doc...

Karen Larsdatter

The real Martin Guere had been killed in battle and the imposter picked up his life based on all the stories that had been told to him. From what I remember, the real Martin Guerre returned during the trial of the imposter, Arnaud du Tilh. (See The Return of Martin Guerre , by Natalie Zemon Davis -...

Karen Larsdatter

For jesters' outfits (and related accessories), see m Edited to add: Some additional links on jesters at m and while I'm at it, I'll drop some Chaucer on you (since he's from nearly the same period as what you're looking at), from the description of the Miller : He was a janglere and a goliardeys, A...

Karen Larsdatter

Depends -- what kind?
http://www.gothiceye.com/popup.asp?Ref=CC001
http://www.gothiceye.com/popup.asp?Ref=CM02
(several more in the Knights & Ladies section of Gothic Eye)

Karen Larsdatter

Thanks!

Well, as you know ... Atlantia rocks.

There is an SCA embroidery guild in your area -- The Royal Needlework Guild of Artemisia -- and I'm sure Tasha would be welcome to join up with that, or to attend any workshops or classes they may hold.

Karen Larsdatter

Well, you can get even more broken-down than that ... Classical Antiquity: 6th century BC to the fall of Rome Late Antiquity: 4th-6th centuries AD (decline of the Roman Empire to the formation of the Byzantine Empire) Early Middle Ages: 6th-10th centuries (sometimes all or part of this era is called...

Karen Larsdatter

You're welcome!

What part of the world do you live in? The SCA has embroidery guilds all over the place, and they all study pre-17th century embroidery, and most hold classes and have mailing lists. I'd be happy to help you find one in your area, Tasha!

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